Passenger and like car.



PATENTED MAY 21, 190-7.

' A. GERISTIANSGN. PASSENGER AND LIKEGAR.

APPLIUATION FILED SEPT. 7, 1906.

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PATENTED MAY 21, 1907.

A. GHRISTIANSON. PASSENGER AND LIKE GAR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPTI'I, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE,

AvDRE-W. OHRISTIANSON, OF BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, AssieNoa T STANDARDSTEEL OAR COMPANY, or PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA-A CORPORATION OFPENNSYLVANIA. 1

PASSENGER AND LIKE CAR.

I, To a ll whoml it may'cbncern: Be itknown that I, ANDREW CHRISTIANSON,g a resident of Butler, in the county of Butler w and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new 'and.useful Improvement in PassengerandLike Cars; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact descfi lption thereof. v his invention relates to railwaycars,and more especially to passenger, mall, baggage and express cars. lThe particular feature of this invention is-an' interior finish formetallic ,cars of this kind, which preferably is thin metal sheets butmaybe ofacomposition 5:5 board. The specific object of the invention isto provide an interior finish or cars of this character which isornamental and has the general appearance ofwood car construction. Theinvention-consists of details of arf-fzo rangement of parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed. I

1 In the accompanying drawings Figure -1 is {aside view of 'a portion ofthe interior of a -":.'.car constructed according to my invention,35.1;- the roof being in vertical section; Figs; 2 and 23 are verticalcross sections through the car side, Fig. 2 being taken through one ofthe ywindow openings, and Fig. 3 through the *space. between the windowopenings; Fig 4 1 0,v is a horizontal section taken through a w1n-.

" dow opening; Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail f a portion ofFig. 4; Fig. 6 is a perspe'ctive view of a post belt rail and adjacentparts Fi 7 is a similar view of one of the 53 washers; ig. 8 is anenlarged section of the molding; and Fig. 9 is a similar view of thefloor molding The car side frame may be of any desired construction,although referably it should 4- have posts 1 of channel orm placed withthe webs transversely of theear body and inner and outer flanges. In thedrawings the side posts 1 are shown of presssed form placed as abovespecified and havi the outer flanges 4'5 wider than the inner, the oject being to save weight as far as possible. The underframe is notshown, but only ortions of the trans- ;verse "members thereo being shownat 2.

{lheposts are secured directl to the ends of 53 "thetransverse members,an an angle bar 5 s'j secured to the ostsand transverse confloor mem ersat the floor line. The

plate of the .car consists of a channeLbeam 6 Specification of LettersPatent.

- Applicatii'm filed September 7, 1906. Serial No. 333,621.

Patented. M 21,1967. v

formed of a pressed plate, laced with its flanges projecting downwar yjfThe posts shown are of pressed" form having integral. flanges on bothedges as well as bothen'ds, the top flange being riveted directly to theweb of the side plate; These posts-pare spaced apart sufliciently torovide window openings therebetween. .T e roof. is sup.-. orted directlyon theside plates .6, the ower carline member being shown at 8 4,

At the level of the-bottom of the. windows is a belt rail 10 whichextends continuously for the length of the car, this rail being shownasan angle barzhavingits horizontal leg notched so as to pass over.'theposts and having its vertical flange continuous V and lying. insidethe posts. The. belt railisconnected to the posts by.brackets.11-,those. shown being pressed plates havingintegral flanges on inside,outside and top. The sash is shown at 1 2, and the outside sheathing, 13of the car is shown as of metal construction,

but as it is not claimed in thisapplication' it will not be described.The interior fin sh which is claimed in this application can obviouslybe used in connection with a car'having any character .of outsidefinishorany character of frame.

The interior maybe either speciallcornposition boards or even thinwoodenboards, .or metal sheets, the latter being shown n the drawings.The interior finish, comprises sheets 15 extending from the floor up'to; the.

belt rail, other sheets 16'between the .windows and extendingifrom thebeltrail; to the side plate; also sheets 17 above the windows andextending to the plate, while the ceiling sheets are shown at 18 and thefloorat; 19. The window sill 20 is of metal construct on,

having the horizontal portionpoveringthe horizontal leg. of the beltrail-and having a depending portion or apron 21 whichis beaded on itsedge, as shown at 22 to give a finish of'the usual kind, The dependingapron 21 overlaps theupperedge of the lower finishing sheets 15; Inthespaces be-' tween the Windows and in line with the molded window sillare specialforms of mold- IOO ings shown at 23, these having .a bead.corresponding to the head of the window sill; and having a dependingapron correspondingto the apron of thewindow sill. Both thewi dow silland this molding are groovedonthe outer face as at 24 and are secured tothe belt rail by means of tap screws 25, whose-heads are seated inthegrooves 24, and the ends are tapped into the vertical leg of the beltrail.

. To prevent the screws from These screws not only secure these parts inplace, but also secure the upper edges of the lower finishing sheets aworking loose, I make use of a spring washer 27, polygonal in form andseated in the groove 24 so that it cannot turn. This acts as a lock forthe screws to prevent them from working loose.

covered by a special form of molding 28,

washers, and they are secured to any conven-' ient part of the carframe.

The edges of all of the interior sheets are preferably of metal andhaving recesses .in the back to lighten the same, and being provided onthe face with grooves 24 and secured in place by means of tap screws 25and locking washers 27, in the same manner as the moldings and windowsills. Wherever there is an angle, these moldings are so shaped as tofit the same and to cover the edges of adjacent sheets. For instance, in

the corners of the car the moldings have two ortions at right angles, asshown at 29 in ig. 4. Each of these portions is provided on its frontface with a groove for receiving the heads of the tap screws and thelocking i .any place of the car.

, puarter round at the'floor level.

and the construction thereof such that bending, buckling, 'marring thethin finishing sheets. At the At the floor level, thelmolding 30 is ofspecial form having a groove 24 on its face for receiving the tap screws25, but having on its lower edge a curved projecting portion 31 whichmeets the floor and forms in effect a This same orm of molding may beapplied to any part of the car by merely changing the shape thereof tofit on the surface .on which it is to be placed; 9

The finish-described. is exceedingly simple and also of neat appearance.It hasfa close resemblance to the present wood interiors tight and neatfits can be made, The manner of connecting the same'to the frame is ofsuch a character thatthere is no danger of denting or. otherwise sametime this connecting means'is such that it cannot possibly come loose.

this also is of metal construction having a oove on its front face toreceive the winow shade and also to receive the a 33' for holding thesame ingplace. it is cured" directly to the webo the post and isrecessed on its. back in order to reduce having heads located in saidgroove.

neath the heads of the screws. i

7. A finish for the interior of metallic railcomprising a frame,"finishing sheets, a metalhc-molding having members The inside windowstop is shown at 32 and screws:

" the car weight. This stop has a right angled portion on the innerflange of the post, as shown in Fig. 5.

What I claim is:

'1 In a metallic railway car, the combination of posts, a belt rail, awindow sill cover ing. the belt rail and having an extended moldedortion, a corresponding finishing molding in-the spaces between thewindows, and means for securing'the sill and molding to the belt rail.

2'. In a metallic railway car, the combination of posts, abeltrailsecured thereto, a

. window sill covering thebelt' rail and having a depending portionprovided. with a groove on its outer face, a correspondingly groovedmolding for the space between the windows,

and tap screws passing through the same and into the belt rail andhaving their heads 10- cated in the groove.

53. In a metallic railway car,- the combination of posts, a belt railsecured to the same and having a vertical flange on the inside of 'thecar, a window sill covering the belt rail and having a dependingportion, a molding for the space between the windows-having acorresponding depending portionfand side] finishing plates secured tothe posts and havingfthe r upper edges held in place by; the

depending portions of the sill and molding.

- 4. An mterior'finish' for metallic railway cars, comprising a frame,finishing sheets applied thereto, a molding covering the edges ofsaidsheets; said molding having a back all projecting portions of which arein one plane but being recessed tolighten the same and being providedwith a groove in' its face, and, fastening .means for the molding 5. Aninterior finish for metallic railwa cars, comprising aframe, finishingsheets, a

metallicmolding covering the edges of said sheets and having 'allprojecting portions of its back in the same 3 plane, said molding beingprovided on its face with a groove, and

tap screws having their heads seated in the groove and passing into theframe. 4 l

6*." An interior finish for metallic railway cars, comprising a frame,finishing'sheets, a

metallic molding provided with a groove on its face,- tap screws forsecuring the molding to the car framewith their heads located in the-groove of the molding, and polygonal spring washers seated in saidgroove underway" cars,

at agright angle'to each otherand provided with'a groove-in-the face ofeach ofsaid members and tap screws passing through'each of the two.members of the molding andinto frame andhaving' theirheads seatedinsaidg'romes. J

8. An terior for the corners of metallic railway cars, comprisinginterior finishlng sheets, a metallic moldlng having portions at rightangles to each other, each of which is provided with a groove on itsface, and tap screws passing through the angle portions into the carframe and having their heads seated in the grooves.

9. In a metallic railway car, the combination of a frame plate providedwith a flange on its inner edge, interior finishing sheets meeting oversaidv flange, and a finishing molding covering the edges of the sheetsand secured to the flange of the plate.

I 10.. Ina metallic railway car, the combination of a frame plate havinga vertical flange on its inner edge, interior finishing sheets havingtheir edges meeting over said flange, and a metallic molding coveringthe edges of said sheets and provided with a groove on its front face,and tap screws passing through the molding into the flange of the plateand having their heads seated in said groove.

11. In 1 metallic railway car, the combination .uor angle, an interiorfinishing sheet having its lower edge overlapping or e flange of saidangle, and a metallic molding covering the edge of the sheet and securedto the floor angle and having at its lower edge a rounded portionprojecting inwardly.

12. In a metallic railway car, the comhina tion of a side frame, a floorangle secured thereto, side sheets having their lower ends lapped oversaid floor angle, a metallic molding having its outer face grooved, and

having a projecting rounded portion at its lower edge reaching thefloor, and tap screws passing through said molding into the floor angleand having their heads seated in the groove thereof.

13. In a metallic railway car, the combination of posts, a belt railpresenting ttllOIlzontal face between the posts and a vertical faceinside of the posts, interior finishing sheets overlapping the verticalface of the belt rail, and an ornamental metallic Slll covering thehorizontal face of the belt rail and overlapping the upper edge of thefinlsh ing sheets and secured to the frame.

14. In a'metallic railway car, the combination of posts provided withWindow openings there between, a belt rail presenting a horizontal facebetween the posts and a vertical face inside of the posts, an ornamentalsill covering the horizontal face of the belt rail and having a verticalportion, an interior finishing plate having its upper edge concealed bythe depending portions of the sill, other finishing plates at the sidesof the window openings, and an inside metallic Window stop having on itsinterior edge a laterally projecting portion overlapping the edge of thepost.

In testimony whereof, I the said ANDREW CHRISTIANSON have hereunto setmy hand.

ANDREW OHRISTIANSON.

Witnesses:

ROBERT C. TOTTEN, J. R. KELLER.

